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in reply to a message by mafiosa
They might not get physcially beat up (are NONE of you familiar with Eddie Izzard???), but they will get emotionally beat up, from which it takes longer to heal.
Children tease other children. Adults tease children and other adults.
Trust me. My parents gave me a name that is a word and I've had to live with the annoyance all my life.
Think about it. You're nameing the kid "Wind". Wind is a pseudonym for flatuence. Then there's the whole "blowing" aspect.
There's more to consider when you name your child than "it sounds cool/pretty/etc."
Children tease other children. Adults tease children and other adults.
Trust me. My parents gave me a name that is a word and I've had to live with the annoyance all my life.
Think about it. You're nameing the kid "Wind". Wind is a pseudonym for flatuence. Then there's the whole "blowing" aspect.
There's more to consider when you name your child than "it sounds cool/pretty/etc."
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How many small children know what a Zephyr is?
Really. If my brother (age 11) was home, I'd ask him if he knew. I bet he doesn't. I wouldn't be surprised if my 14 year old brother didn't know either. It's not really a common word; I've never met anyone who says things like "Oh we are experiencing such a nice zephyr today." I've never even heard it on the Weather Channel or anything.
Have you ever looked at your "OHFARTJOKE" logic on any other names? Let's try:
Brooke / Brook -> small stream -> urine
John is a slang term for "toilet"
Everything dies in Autumn
William -> Willy -> Penis
My youngest brother is Josh. Sometimes called Slosh, and sometimes called Juice. YES. ALCOHOLIC JOKES!
And imagine all the ways kids could tease Tucker and Ryder.
I could probably do more. You can probably find a way to tease anyone with any name. You are RIGHT: CHILDREN TEASE OTHER CHILDREN. What you don't mention is that CHILDREN WILL TEASE OTHER CHILDREN NO MATTER WHAT THEIR NAME IS. Really.
Now, you say you have a word name and had to deal with "annoyance" all your life. Being annoyed is not the same having the crap beat out of you.
Raise a well adjusted kid who knows how to handle being teased, and this shouldn't be an issue. If you have a little Zephyr running home, crying his eyes out because someone said "Haha, Zephyr means wind. Hahaha, wind. Windfart"* then you tell him it's not a big deal. Because it's not.
*And by the way, that joke was awful. I have no idea how a child would really tease a Zephyr. IDK. "Oh i smell a zephyr, eew?"
Really. If my brother (age 11) was home, I'd ask him if he knew. I bet he doesn't. I wouldn't be surprised if my 14 year old brother didn't know either. It's not really a common word; I've never met anyone who says things like "Oh we are experiencing such a nice zephyr today." I've never even heard it on the Weather Channel or anything.
Have you ever looked at your "OHFARTJOKE" logic on any other names? Let's try:
Brooke / Brook -> small stream -> urine
John is a slang term for "toilet"
Everything dies in Autumn
William -> Willy -> Penis
My youngest brother is Josh. Sometimes called Slosh, and sometimes called Juice. YES. ALCOHOLIC JOKES!
And imagine all the ways kids could tease Tucker and Ryder.
I could probably do more. You can probably find a way to tease anyone with any name. You are RIGHT: CHILDREN TEASE OTHER CHILDREN. What you don't mention is that CHILDREN WILL TEASE OTHER CHILDREN NO MATTER WHAT THEIR NAME IS. Really.
Now, you say you have a word name and had to deal with "annoyance" all your life. Being annoyed is not the same having the crap beat out of you.
Raise a well adjusted kid who knows how to handle being teased, and this shouldn't be an issue. If you have a little Zephyr running home, crying his eyes out because someone said "Haha, Zephyr means wind. Hahaha, wind. Windfart"* then you tell him it's not a big deal. Because it's not.
*And by the way, that joke was awful. I have no idea how a child would really tease a Zephyr. IDK. "Oh i smell a zephyr, eew?"
This message was edited 6/11/2009, 9:46 AM
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I agree...i didn't even know what a Zephyr was until like this year and I'm 26...call me stupid but I just didn't.
Zephyr is about as good a name as any...in my town there is a little boy named Coy running around, along with a Maddux, a Boady, and a Julius, and Mavrick. So what's the big deal? Nowadays, there are so many odd names...the ones that will stand out are the Josh's and Ryan's because they are becoming less and less...
No kid is going to associate Zephyr with a fart...at all!
Zephyr is about as good a name as any...in my town there is a little boy named Coy running around, along with a Maddux, a Boady, and a Julius, and Mavrick. So what's the big deal? Nowadays, there are so many odd names...the ones that will stand out are the Josh's and Ryan's because they are becoming less and less...
No kid is going to associate Zephyr with a fart...at all!
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I think most people here agree that a name should be more than the fact that it sounds pretty. We're name nerds, after all. Pretty much everyone got teased in my class. Whether it be their name or their looks or the stupid answers they gave to teachers. I got teased because of my (sur)name myself. The kids that got teased for their names include: Anna, Johannes, Viktoria, Stefanie, Sinah, Marija, Tatjana and Thomas. Those are the ones I remember. All incredibly common and normal names.
That said, I hate word names, and I definitely think it's a difference whether you name your kid Sven (which is one of the most common names where I live) or you name it Gaylord or HeavenleighPryncess.
That said, I hate word names, and I definitely think it's a difference whether you name your kid Sven (which is one of the most common names where I live) or you name it Gaylord or HeavenleighPryncess.
This message was edited 6/11/2009, 9:05 AM
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